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Water Canyon Recreation Area

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  • ADA Access
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  • Picnic Table
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  • Toilets
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  • Pets
  • Fires

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CThe Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Apr. 19, 2024

Exceeded expectations

Nice level and spacious campsite with a covered cement picnic table and fire pit at campsite #1. Arrived during an amazing sunset and couldn’t believe it was both clean and available! Only concern was dog poo in the grass within 6 feet of the fire pit. People! Sign says 3 day limit.

Site1
Month of VisitMay
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5 STAR X P.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2024

5 star view in January

Rolled in at night....got my pick of camp sites. Not too cold, but awesome morning view

Site3
Month of VisitFebruary
Susan C.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Oct. 6, 2023

Beautiful place

We boondocked here for one night on our way home from a 12 day camping trip. It was a little hard to figure out where to camp at first; just follow the road up past the day use area which has a pavilion, parking and pit toilet. A little bit after that the sites begin. The sites are spread along the road, sometimes a single camp site and sometimes a couple of sites next to each other. It was dusk when we arrived and we actually didn't see the first couple of sites - we realized the next day on our way out that we'd driven right by. Then we saw some that were occupied. We ended up at site 8. It's large but quite uneven. It took us a bit to level out our A-frame pop up camper. It was gorgeous there. Surrounded by hills, Birch trees, and the stream running behind. Our site had a picnic table, fire pit, and BBQ area. The pit toilet and large garbage were just across from sites 8/9. The pit toilet is ADA, very clean, and didn't smell bad.

We would happily have spent a couple of more days here if we hadn't had to return home.

Site8
Month of VisitNovember
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Location

Water Canyon Recreation Area is located in Nevada

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Directions

Water Canyon Recreation Area is 4.5 miles southeast of Winnemucca on Water Canyon Road.

Coordinates

40.93130348988581 N
117.67700700792639 W

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